The Nickwackett Garage

05/15/2026

The Nickwackett will be closed tomorrow, May 16th, so I can attend an Airhead Tech Day.

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04/18/2026

The Nickwackett Garage will (hopefully) close at noon today, so I can go admire the 1976 R90S Superbike race bikes.

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04/11/2026

A surprising number of you have contacted me about visiting The Nickwackett Garage while in Vermont for the rally. In response to this, I will be in the shop on Sunday, June 14th. Coffee will be available, along with some of the finest drinking water in the country.

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03/21/2026

The Nickwackett sells and ships a lot of parts, and the customers usually pay by check*. Many of them send their checks via Certified Mail or other expensive method. There's almost never a reason for this; our PO is quite reliable, and if an envelope has my name on it, I'll likely get it

02/23/2026

I continue to be amazed at how quickly time passes. I needed to check the specification on a piston design, and discovered the last time I ordered them was April 2024!

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01/31/2026

Folks, I've been working on my website. Stop by!

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12/30/2025

"Horizon" Tee Shirts are back in stock. Just $20.00 , plus shipping.

12/16/2025

In case you missed them on my personal page, these mugs just came in. Just $18.00 each.

12/23/2024

This page will be taken down soon. Facebook has effectively ruined it. Please follow or friend me as Bud Provin.

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09/15/2024

Now at 30K. Place your bid!

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 27-Years-Owned 1975 BMW R90S at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #162,784.

09/12/2024

Sue's been watching "Young Sheldon" in the morning; in one of todays episode, Sheldon corrects an IRS agent. This sent me back in time to when Carl Von Schummer and I went to Ski-Doo service school.

Part of the first day was a theory presentation. Reading the material, and listening to the lecture, I announced, "Your formula for calculating displacement is wrong." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Carl sliding under his desk...